The report of forensic science laboratory has confirmed that the charred bodies and the blood stains found in the SUV recovered from a cow shelter in Haryana's Jind were of Junaid and Nasir, a Rajasthan police officer said.
The bodies of Rajasthan's Bharatpur-based men, who were abducted, were found inside a vehicle in Haryana's Bhiwani district on February 16. The families of the deceased alleged that they were beaten and murdered by members of the Bajrang Dal.
"The FSL (forensic science laboratory) report confirms that the charred bodies and the blood stains in the SUV recovered from a Gau-shala in Jind (Haryana) were of Nasir and Junaid," Bharatpur range IG Gaurav Srivastav said.
He said the burnt vehicle matched the chassis number, but the bodies left inside could not be identified.
The officer said that FSL samples were collected from the spot. Blood samples of the family members of Nasir and Junaid were also collected so that the blood stains found in the SUV and the bones found in the burnt vehicle can be matched.
He said the report has now confirmed the identity of both bodies.
During the probe, the SUV was found in Jind in which the victims were abducted and beaten.
The Rajasthan Police had last Wednesday released a list of eight accused in the case, besides the one arrested Rinku Saini. This list of eight did not include Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante based out of Haryana’s Manesar, against whom there have been massive protests by locals and family members of the deceased in Bharatpur as well as in Haryana’s Nuh. There also have been multiple mahapanchayats in support of Monu in the last few weeks.
Speaking about the eight, Srivastav said that they “all identify as gau-rakshaks.”
“The one common denominator among all eight is that they are self-appointed gau-rakshaks. We have released the names and images of these eight because their role is confirmed beyond reasonable doubt,” Srivastav said.
Asked if Monu is still a suspect, Srivastav said, “There are a dozen more people being probed which involves Monu Manesar as well Lokesh Singla (both present in the FIR). And a bunch of others. But their names will be released separately when we have enough evidence to arrest them,” he said.
Junaid and Nasir were an uncle-nephew duo in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur’s Ghatmeeka village, who were abducted on 15 February and allegedly killed by Bajrang Dal members. Their burnt bodies were found in Haryana’s Bhiwani’s Loharu region, in their charred Bolero. The Rajasthan police has since been investigating the case to nab the accused.
